Clemson at Furman

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 24, 1940, page 1

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  CLEMSON TIGERS WIN LOOP TITLE Take Southern Conference Grown BY Virtue Of 1877 Win Over Furman GREENVILLE, S. c., Nov. 23.- R-The Clemson Tigers took undisputed possession of the Southern Conference football title today by coming from behind in the final Pc riod and winning a wild and woody encounter from Furman, 1877. Nineteen thousand fans saw the determined and sometimes brilliant Furman team yield the winning touchdown on a lightning play aft er leading the Tigers 7–⁠6 for three quarters. The victory owe their traditional rivals prolonged the Clemson record of not having lost a conference game since 1886. Furman electrified the crowd with a 71-yard touchdown thrust ir the opening period and by adding the extra point the Hurricane led 7–⁠6 after the Tigers marched Is yards into pay dirt in the next period. The Tigers try for point failed. From then on, a tight Furman detense, aided by two Clemson fun bles, held the Tigers at bay until nine minutes before the final whis. tie. Then the Tigers rose to the &C. casion in brilliant fashion. Chippy Names, who played well throughout, faded from his At and sailed a pass straight into the arms of Joe Blalock, stellar Clemson end. Blalock was nailed at the Furman 30-yard line by Bob Filter but just as he fell he lateraled to Aubrey Rion, who had a clear field. Rion swept the rest of the distance down the sidelines and caross. The play gained SO yards. Clemson and Duke, shared the con. fernece title last year.

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Clemson leads 44–⁠10–⁠4 in 58 meetings, counting the 30 since this game.